Lake Vyrnwy

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:30

Ok I thought I would get back in the swing of posting again seeing as I have monthly to yearly breaks of doing so.
Heres a place called Rhiwargor Reservoir I visited back early in the year when the weather was poor. So so poor its amazing I captured any color at all.

Johnny

King4aDay · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:36

As someone who normally enjoys your work, I have to say I'm massively not enjoying this processing style, with the exception of #1, which is fantastic bar the sky.

Sorry for not being more constructive, they just make my eyes go funny!

ScarySquirrel · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:39

The processing is too much for me, but it looks like you have some great shots so I would love to see the originals, or at least a toned down set.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:44

You have to appreciate how poor the day was. Believe me these images are salvageable at best.

Cheers for the input. I'm posting a lot more and believe me these are the worst of what I've done so far hense not posting them.

doofer · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:47

It's called Lake Vyrnwy, not sure where you got Rhiwargor Reservoir from?

A group of us once accidentally sank one of the hired fishing boats there, and we all got banned from fishing there for life!

Proper miserable buggers in the Hotel that runs the fishing

ScarySquirrel · 7 Sep 2009 at 16:57

doofer said:
It's called Lake Vyrnwy, not sure where you got Rhiwargor Reservoir from?

A group of us once accidentally sank one of the hired fishing boats there, and we all got banned from fishing there for life! Proper miserable buggers in the Hotel that runs the fishing

HAHA! How the hell did you manage that?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:00

doofer said:
It's called Lake Vyrnwy, not sure where you got Rhiwargor Reservoir from?

A group of us once accidentally sank one of the hired fishing boats there, and we all got banned from fishing there for life! Proper miserable buggers in the Hotel that runs the fishing

Oh right. I think me n mate just assumed thats what it was. Can a mod please change it?

Lake Vyrnwy

3dcandy · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:10

It was built to supply Liverpool with drinking water, after the success of the Elan Valley project near Rhayader, which was built to supply Birmingham....

doofer · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:14

ScarySquirrel said:
HAHA! How the hell did you manage that?

A storm blew in and it got really choppy, the boats (Quite big rowing boats) were getting swamped so we all started to head for shore, one of the lads didn't tie the boat up when we got in and it floated off, kept getting waves over it and it eventually sank about 200yds off the shore, we couldn't get out to save it due to the waves and our boats getting swamped, wasn't really our fault as there was nothing we could do due to the weather...

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:19

doofer said:
A storm blew in and it got really choppy, the boats (Quite big rowing boats) were getting swamped so we all started to head for shore, one of the lads didn't tie the boat up when we got in and it floated off, kept getting waves over it and it eventually sank about 200yds off the shore, we couldn't get out to save it due to the waves and our boats getting swamped, wasn't really our fault as there was nothing we could do due to the weather...

Very unlucky my friend. I wouldn't like to be in the lake without a boat.. currents n all that towards overflows.

Scythe · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:19

My nan has a static caravan on a site next to that lake, great place. Nice to see another member from around the South Cheshire area!

I'm liking the pictures

VaderDSL · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:23

Lovely area

great cycling around there.

J0hnb0y · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:53

I like the photo of the bridge. Which lens? Good detail on the bridge and the road...but is the road really that wavy?!

texitup · 7 Sep 2009 at 17:56

With the current processing i think the last photo seems to work best.